As part of the 100th anniversary of the Great War armistice, 1094 (City of Ely) Air Cadets have installed five of their “There but not there” Tommy Silhouettes in St Andrew’s Church Soham.
Tom Hunt is preparing for his new life as Conservative candidate for Ipswich with a pledge to fight for the town’s infrastructure . . . and a promise that he “knows his way around Whitehall.”
A charity supporting young people in Cambridgeshire has reflected on their numbers of self-harming service users, after a national report published last week stated that one in five 14-year-old girls deliberately hurt themselves.
Rotarians, scouts and the promise of a squad of 50 volunteer stewards will run this year’s Ely fireworks display on Cherry Hill – and the Ely Standard has agreed to be its print media partner.
A Tory county councillor and former British diplomat is set to force a by election after only a year in office to take on a £100,000 directorship of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
It was a day when a headline grabbing cleric was put in his place, historic Ely Cathedral flew the LGBT Pride flag, and a city celebrated diversity and the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.
Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage facility for hundreds of thousands of books belonging to Cambridge University Library and other university collections.
Ely’s annual raft race will return to the city this Sunday (July 1) as it celebrates its 40th anniversary – here’s everything you need to know about the day.
A new living complex has been officially launched with the help of the Mayor of Ely, Councillor Mike Rouse, who joined local retirees for the grand opening.
